Naame: Edgardo Q. Digal Jr.

Date Submitted: May 30, 2017

Section and Year : BSEE III Submitted to: Dr. Esther D. Tandog

SAFETY AS A VALUE
CHOICE VS. COMPLIANCE

• SAFETY IS A LIVING EVOLVING CONCEPT NOT A STATIC

PAPERWORK EXERCISE

SAFETY AS A CHOICE

• It is the condition of being protected against failure,

damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which
could be considered non desirable.

CHOICE

• Is in your heart and mind.

• You set the standard higher.
• You do it because it is the right thing to do

HOW TO MAKE GOOD CHOICES

• Gut Instincts- This is an experiential and/or emotional

filter that may often times have no current underpinning
of hard analytical report . That said, in absence of other
decisioning filters it can sometimes be all a person has to
go on when making a decision. Even when more refined
analytics are available , your instincts can often provide a
very valuable gut check against the reasonability or bias
of other inputs. The big take away here is that intuitive
decisioning can be refined and improved. My advice is to
actually work at become very decerning.
 • Knowledge-Knowledge is information that has been
refined by analysis such that it has been assimilated,
tested and/or validated. Most importantly, knowledge is
actionable with a high degree of accuracy because proof
of concept exists.
Risk-You also need to weigh the risk in any given situation.
Low-risk situation may may not need more time and
resources. But risk cuts both ways-you may risk missing an
oppurtunity or giving the wrong impression if you take too
long to make your decision or find that you’ve made the
wrong call if you try to rush it, Faulkner says. Looking at the
benefits and drawbacks of each approach can lead you in the
right direction

SAFETY AS A COMPLIANCE

• It means conforming to a rule, such as a specification,

policy, standard or laws.
• Having a written safety policy is part of being in
compliance, but is toatlly useless for safety purposes if it
is only on a piece of paper in a file in the safety office

COMPLIANCE

• Is on paper
• Someone else sets the standard
• Generally delegated to the safety person

OSHA ACT OF 1970

SEC. 5. DUTIES
(a)Each empolyer
(1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and
a placeof employment which are free from recognized
hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or
serious physical harm to his employees.
(2) Shall comply with occupational safety and health
standards promulgated under this Act.
(b) Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and
health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders
issued pursuant to this Act which are applicable to his own
actions and conduct.